Idoma language
Idoma language
| Subclass of | Etulo-Idoma  |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Indigenous to | Benue, Enugu State, Federal Capital Territory, Kogi State |
| Ethnologue language status | 5 Developing |
Idoma che ichi ẹkeji ku ma datẹ ku ma ka efu Benue State efu southeast-central Nigeria,[1] abo ku ma a ka da bu amonẹ million ka (2020 estimate). Ichi of Agatu, Edumoga, Otukpo, Otukpa, Orokam, Akpa Agila, Utonkon, Igede, Etilo, Iyala, dama onwu ma che ichi Idoma. Ojile abo Idoma che a ma dọdẹ a m' eluchẹ, kpai a m'akpẹja. Ma nẹ ọmọ eju ọwọ bordered north kpai Nasarawa, south kpai cross river, east kpai Taraba manyi west kpai Enugu manyi Kogi States.[2]
Odu am'ẹla
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]| Enefu | Idoma |
|---|---|
| dog | ewo |
| Tiger | eje |
| lion | agaba |
| elephant | adagba |
| squirrel | ocha |
| ground squirrel | okwleje |
| antelope | awi |
| gorilla | obagwu |
| cow | ena |
| scorpion | ena; akpe |
| goat | ewu |
| male-goat | opi |
| horse | onya |
| sheep | ala; adangba |
| ram | omede |
| hawk | uche |
| kite | omaga |
| eagle | okpe |
| snake | egwa |
| boa (snake) | idu |
| python (snake) | idili |
| lizard | apa |
| mamba (snake) | aka |
| cobra (snake) | owa |
| mole (snake) | ekwu |
| viper (snake) | ogwiji |
| crocodile | ikwu |
| partridge | ewa |
| monkey | eka |
| parrot | iga |
| rooster | obugwu |
| mice | iyumbe |
| rat | ifu; ikrekwu |
| chimpanzee | ehlo |
| bat | ido; udo |
| sparrow | egwe |
| finch | aylo |
| vulture | epu; efu |
| bald eagle | acha |
| tortoise | ikinabo; okpakwu |
| butterfly | ibebe |
| chameleon | anyinya |
| woodpecker | otochikpokpo |
| crab | akle |
| toad | aklifu |
| dog | ewo |
| dove | okede; okarikede |
| pigeon | okantebe |
| owl | ogwugwu |
| deer | ewi |
| falcon | uch’okpafa |
| giraffe | ocha |
| koala | akango |
| penguin | igwe |
| onyx | enoba |
| zebra | otina |
| beetle | ogbemi |
| swift | akpandede |
| praying mantis | ogongo |
| grasshopper | ikaka |
| cricket | ata |
| grasscutter | obije |
| ant | ilu |
| soldier ant | egayinu |
| mosquito | imu |
| fish | ebenyi |
| catfish | edu |
| tilapia | apatampa |
| pig | ehi; okome |
| cat | obla; obisi |
| duck | idangblo |
| ferret | otekeneje |
| ringneck dove | otitii |
| cockroach | akpanga; apupre |
| electric fish | olili |
| agama lizard | obolokpo |
| red-headed lizard | oroburu |
| wasp | amulupka |
| bee | enwu |
| hedgehog | egbe |
| snail | igbi |